Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Commons 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now open

[Jon Harald Søby]

Not trying to criticize anyone or anything, but why is this starting so
late in the year? I think it would make more sense to have it as early as
possible.

2018-06-12 14:53 GMT+02:00 Steinsplitter Wiki :

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> We are happy to announce that the 2017 Picture of the Year competition is
> now open.
>
> Picture of the Year 2017 is the twelfth edition of the annual Wikimedia
> Commons image competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by
> users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their
> favorite images featured on Commons (FP) during the year 2017, to produce a
> single Picture of the Year.
>
> Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the
> international Wikimedia Commons community. From professional animal and
> plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, historically relevant
> images, images portraying the world's best architecture, Commons features
> pictures of all flavors.
>
> For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two
> rounds of voting will be held: In the first (and current) round, you can
> vote for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and
> the top ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round,
> when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one image
> that you want to become the Picture of the Year.
>
> To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2017 page on Wikimedia
> Commons:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_
> Year/2017
>
> Round 1 will end 24 June 2018, 23:59:59 [UTC].
>
> Thanks,
> POTY 2017 committee
>
> Note: Users must vote with an account meeting following requirements:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2017/Rules
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Commons 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now open

[Philip Kopetzky]

Thanks Steinplitter! Especially the topic categories are very helpful! :-)

On 13 June 2018 at 12:39, Steinsplitter Wiki 
wrote:

> >> Not trying to criticize anyone or anything, but why is this starting so
> late in the year? I think it would make more sense to have it as early as
> possible.
>
>
>
> Thanks for the question.  Because lack time by people who are running it,
> and setting up POTY is quite tricky (generating lists, setting up scripts,
> setting up the interface, requesting CN banner, bugfixes of issues, etc.)
> and it involves bureaucracy ;).
>
>
> Best,
>
> Steinsplitter
>
>
> 
> Von: Wikimedia-l  im Auftrag von
> Jon Harald Søby 
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2018 09:20
> An: Wikimedia Mailing List
> Cc: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List
> Betreff: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Commons 2017 Picture of the Year
> competition is now open
>
> Not trying to criticize anyone or anything, but why is this starting so
> late in the year? I think it would make more sense to have it as early as
> possible.
>
> 2018-06-12 14:53 GMT+02:00 Steinsplitter Wiki  >:
>
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > We are happy to announce that the 2017 Picture of the Year competition is
> > now open.
> >
> > Picture of the Year 2017 is the twelfth edition of the annual Wikimedia
> > Commons image competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by
> > users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their
> > favorite images featured on Commons (FP) during the year 2017, to
> produce a
> > single Picture of the Year.
> >
> > Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the
> > international Wikimedia Commons community. From professional animal and
> > plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, historically relevant
> > images, images portraying the world's best architecture, Commons features
> > pictures of all flavors.
> >
> > For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories.
> Two
> > rounds of voting will be held: In the first (and current) round, you can
> > vote for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and
> > the top ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round,
> > when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one
> image
> > that you want to become the Picture of the Year.
> >
> > To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2017 page on Wikimedia
> > Commons:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_
> > Year/2017
> >
> > Round 1 will end 24 June 2018, 23:59:59 [UTC].
> >
> > Thanks,
> > POTY 2017 committee
> >
> > Note: Users must vote with an account meeting following requirements:
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_
> Year/2017/Rules
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Commons 2017 Picture of the Year competition is now open

[Steinsplitter Wiki]

>> Not trying to criticize anyone or anything, but why is this starting so
late in the year? I think it would make more sense to have it as early as
possible.



Thanks for the question.  Because lack time by people who are running it, and 
setting up POTY is quite tricky (generating lists, setting up scripts, setting 
up the interface, requesting CN banner, bugfixes of issues, etc.)  and it 
involves bureaucracy ;).


Best,

Steinsplitter



Von: Wikimedia-l  im Auftrag von Jon 
Harald Søby 
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2018 09:20
An: Wikimedia Mailing List
Cc: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List
Betreff: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Commons 2017 Picture of the Year 
competition is now open

Not trying to criticize anyone or anything, but why is this starting so
late in the year? I think it would make more sense to have it as early as
possible.

2018-06-12 14:53 GMT+02:00 Steinsplitter Wiki :

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> We are happy to announce that the 2017 Picture of the Year competition is
> now open.
>
> Picture of the Year 2017 is the twelfth edition of the annual Wikimedia
> Commons image competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by
> users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their
> favorite images featured on Commons (FP) during the year 2017, to produce a
> single Picture of the Year.
>
> Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the
> international Wikimedia Commons community. From professional animal and
> plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, historically relevant
> images, images portraying the world's best architecture, Commons features
> pictures of all flavors.
>
> For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two
> rounds of voting will be held: In the first (and current) round, you can
> vote for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and
> the top ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round,
> when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one image
> that you want to become the Picture of the Year.
>
> To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2017 page on Wikimedia
> Commons:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_
> Year/2017
>
> Round 1 will end 24 June 2018, 23:59:59 [UTC].
>
> Thanks,
> POTY 2017 committee
>
> Note: Users must vote with an account meeting following requirements:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2017/Rules
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Open Call for Working Group members

[Pine W]

Hi Nicole,

Generally I like how the groups are organized. I have a few questions and
comments.

1. The Product & Technology working group seems like it has a large scope
for a single group. Also, the people who are in that working group will
probably want to sync with TechCom and with the "Platform Evolution"
initiative. Have you considered dividing this group's responsibilities into
two (or more) groups, and how to synchronize this group's work with TechCom
and the Platform Evolution initiative?

2. It appears that Working Groups page asks for members of the groups to
commit to a minimum of five hours per week for nine months. That seems to
be a very high commitment to ask from volunteers, especially when people
would be adding their WG activities on top of their existing
responsibilities and/or de-prioritize other valuable Wikimedia activities
in favor of WG activity. Also, if I estimate 10 members per group times 9
groups times 5 hours per week times 39 weeks, then that means that the WG
activities would consume 17,550 volunteer hours, which seems excessive. I
suggest that you reduce the commitment that you request to an average of
one hour per week per person, which would likely result in more people
being willing to volunteer and reduce the diversion of people's time from
other valuable activities, and that you accordingly make any necessary
adjustments to plans for paid staff to support the WGs.

3. Has the budget for the 2nd phase of the strategy process been published?
I am not asking for a promise that the process will cost a fixed amount,
but I would hope to see detailed cost estimates and explanations of how
estimates were made.

Thanks!

Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Nicole Ebber 
wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Following up on Katherine’s email from last week[1], we are today
> opening the call for Working Group members for 9 Thematic Areas (yes,
> we added one more!).
>
> == Working Group members ==
> The Working Groups will map the present situation of their Thematic
> Area, the obstacles and opportunities, as well as needed changes to
> advance our movement in our strategic direction. They will identify
> possible strategies for making these changes and develop concrete
> recommendations for the movement on how to ratify and implement
> them.[2]
>
> Working Group members will need to be able to invest a minimum of 5
> hours per week, but that time might vary depending on the workflow
> that each group agrees upon. Members of the Working Groups are
> expected to act in the interest of the movement, not in the interest
> of their own organization or community.
>
> == Selection of members ==
> We are looking for a maximum of 15 members for each of the 9 groups.
> For best results we will need a diverse set of members from across the
> movement. We have developed a set of criteria, to ensure the necessary
> expertise, diversity, and representation.[3] We will assemble a
> Steering Committee to decide upon membership of the Working Groups in
> close coordination with the Core Strategy Team.[4]
>
> == Apply to become a working group member ==
> We encourage everyone with an interest in the strategic conversations
> to apply for becoming a Working Group member in their topic of
> expertise. We recommend that movement organizations and groups create
> internal processes for the selection of their candidates to avoid
> multiple, competing applications.
>
> The call will be open until June 25, 2018. ***Please apply via this
> application form.[5]*** To prepare your application, you can consult
> the overview of the questions asked in the form on Meta.[6]
>
> == Next steps ==
> We expect to be able to announce the Working Group members in the
> second week of July, so that the working groups can be assembled,
> onboarded and ready to start working before Wikimania. The first step
> for the groups will be to agree upon their set-up and scope of work.
> At Wikimania, we plan to convene the attending Working Group members
> in the Strategy Space to discuss and refine their road to the
> recommendations and ensure exchange between the groups.[7]
>
> We invite you all to familiarize yourselves with the existing
> documentation of the Working Group(s) of your interest,[8] add
> comments, additional input or share your concerns via talk pages Your
> comments will be then be taken into consideration by the respective
> Working Groups.
>
> We are looking forward to working and having these long-awaited
> conversations with many of you!
>
> In the name of the Strategy Core Team,
> Nicole
>
> [1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-
> June/090417.html
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
> movement/2018-20/Working_Groups
> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
> movement/2018-20/Working_Groups#Who_should_join_the_Working_Groups?
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Open Call for Working Group members

[Lodewijk]

The number of hours (a minimum of 5 hours, each week) is indeed very
significant - especially as a minimum per week (which means that the
average will more likely end up around 8-12 hours?). I understand that a
significant commitment is necessary (an average of 1 as suggested by Pine
will unlikely produce anything more than a few mailing list discussions,
I'm afraid).

Just to set expectations clearly: I read that the grants department is
scaling back their community facing activities (and I guess also other
activities) to free up time to work on the strategy. I read that the FDC is
'skipping' a round to do the same. Is this the general expectation for
other volunteers as well?

This is probably all a conscious choice - but I'm afraid it will
self-select for a certain type of participants that can make a 9 month
commitment for such a time investment. I'm guessing you already considered
having working groups with tiers - where you have some people with a large
time commitment, and some people with a more reasonable commitment? That
may have helped in diversification.

Best,
Lodewijk

On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 1:30 PM Pine W  wrote:

> Hi Nicole,
>
> Generally I like how the groups are organized. I have a few questions and
> comments.
>
> 1. The Product & Technology working group seems like it has a large scope
> for a single group. Also, the people who are in that working group will
> probably want to sync with TechCom and with the "Platform Evolution"
> initiative. Have you considered dividing this group's responsibilities into
> two (or more) groups, and how to synchronize this group's work with TechCom
> and the Platform Evolution initiative?
>
> 2. It appears that Working Groups page asks for members of the groups to
> commit to a minimum of five hours per week for nine months. That seems to
> be a very high commitment to ask from volunteers, especially when people
> would be adding their WG activities on top of their existing
> responsibilities and/or de-prioritize other valuable Wikimedia activities
> in favor of WG activity. Also, if I estimate 10 members per group times 9
> groups times 5 hours per week times 39 weeks, then that means that the WG
> activities would consume 17,550 volunteer hours, which seems excessive. I
> suggest that you reduce the commitment that you request to an average of
> one hour per week per person, which would likely result in more people
> being willing to volunteer and reduce the diversion of people's time from
> other valuable activities, and that you accordingly make any necessary
> adjustments to plans for paid staff to support the WGs.
>
> 3. Has the budget for the 2nd phase of the strategy process been published?
> I am not asking for a promise that the process will cost a fixed amount,
> but I would hope to see detailed cost estimates and explanations of how
> estimates were made.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pine
> ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Nicole Ebber 
> wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > Following up on Katherine’s email from last week[1], we are today
> > opening the call for Working Group members for 9 Thematic Areas (yes,
> > we added one more!).
> >
> > == Working Group members ==
> > The Working Groups will map the present situation of their Thematic
> > Area, the obstacles and opportunities, as well as needed changes to
> > advance our movement in our strategic direction. They will identify
> > possible strategies for making these changes and develop concrete
> > recommendations for the movement on how to ratify and implement
> > them.[2]
> >
> > Working Group members will need to be able to invest a minimum of 5
> > hours per week, but that time might vary depending on the workflow
> > that each group agrees upon. Members of the Working Groups are
> > expected to act in the interest of the movement, not in the interest
> > of their own organization or community.
> >
> > == Selection of members ==
> > We are looking for a maximum of 15 members for each of the 9 groups.
> > For best results we will need a diverse set of members from across the
> > movement. We have developed a set of criteria, to ensure the necessary
> > expertise, diversity, and representation.[3] We will assemble a
> > Steering Committee to decide upon membership of the Working Groups in
> > close coordination with the Core Strategy Team.[4]
> >
> > == Apply to become a working group member ==
> > We encourage everyone with an interest in the strategic conversations
> > to apply for becoming a Working Group member in their topic of
> > expertise. We recommend that movement organizations and groups create
> > internal processes for the selection of their candidates to avoid
> > multiple, competing applications.
> >
> > The call will be open until June 25, 2018. ***Please apply via this
> > application form.[5]*** To prepare your application, you can consult
> > the overview of the questions asked in the form on Meta.[6]
> >
> > == Next steps 

[Wikimedia-l] Help us build Toolhub

[James Hare]

Hello everyone, sorry for cross-posting.

What does your participation on the Wikimedia projects look like? Do you
edit articles? Upload files? Patrol vandalism? Translate articles?
Translate interface messages? Do you organize people, online or offline? Do
you train new editors, or new trainers? Do you write code?

There are many different ways to contribute to Wikimedia – more than you
would expect just from reading Wikipedia articles. With many kinds of
contributions there are many tools you can use, most of which have been
developed by our volunteer community. But do you know how to find these
tools?

Since January the Wikimedia Cloud Services team at the Wikimedia Foundation
has been meeting with contributors, organizers, and tool developers to
learn more about the role tools play in our communities' work. We have also
been researching existing methods for organizing lists of tools – at least
14 of them, including popular tool catalogs like Hay's Tool Directory.[0]
With this research, we hope to figure out how best to put the right tools
in front of the right people.

For this, we need your help. We have a page on Meta summarizing our current
work,[1] as well as a proposed data model for describing tools.[2] Consider
what work you currently do, whether you contribute content, code,
organizing support, what have you – and ask: if there was a tool you needed
to complete a certain task, would you know where to look? How would you
look for it? Please look over [1] and [2] and let us know what you think.
Feedback is welcome in any language. If you would like to get in touch
privately, you are also welcome to email me at jh...@wikimedia.org.


Best regards,
James Hare

[0] https://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/directory/
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub/Data_model


James Hare
Associate Product Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
https://wikimediafoundation.org
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